03 September, 2015

Serbians losing faith in EU

“The
support for Euro integration among Serbian residents has declined
dramatically over the last decade, according to a recent poll
published by the Serbian information agency Tanjug. Ten years ago,
two thirds of the Serbian population firmly believed that Serbia
should join the European bloc.”

“Nearly
42 percent of the respondents said they would like their country to
join the EU, while 36 percent are strictly against. Twenty-two
percent of the respondents said they had no clear opinion on the
issue, the poll revealed. During a press conference, political
analyst Dejan Vuk Stankovic described the decline in support for EU
integration in Serbia as 'dramatic'.”

“However,
the poll revealed that support is still high for the pro-EU Serbian
Progressive Party, headed by President Tomislav Nikolic. Some 51
percent of the respondents said they are ready to give their votes to
the party. The Socialist Party of Serbia came second with nine
percent, and the Democratic Party was third (seven percent). The
Eurosceptic Serbian Radical Party received only 5.8 percent of
votes.”